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Florida legislature is tackling the issues of social media and its potentially harmful effects on minors.

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts has fallen silent, a week after breaking a leg and tipping over near the lunar south pole.

The crew of four commercial astronauts flew to the International Space Station last month on a SpaceX rocket and capsule. Their time in space was extended several days due to poor weather off Florida.

Donald Trump said on social media that copyright legislation he signed while president had made Swift "so much money," arguing it would be "disloyal" of her to endorse Biden as many are speculating.

Last year, Albert Kiecke came to D.C. to celebrate President Trump's inauguration. His friend Becky Dinsmore came to protest. NPR's Scott Simon talks with them about their friendship and politics.

Get ready for record heat temperatures to return to much of Florida starting on Thursday and staying through the weekend. Rain chances also ramp up, but not for everyone ... for now.

Walton County officials have reopened their beaches, but fly purple flags to make beachgoers aware of dangerous marine life.

The fatal incident took place on May 3 at Fortson’s apartment.

Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. It's forecast to bring high flood risk along South Texas and its coast, as well as storm surge. A disturbance also eyes Florida, although it doesn't have much odds to develop in time.

Morgan, who turns 35 in July, helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal in 2012 and World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019. But the team has since struggled, and the Olympic roster will feature younger players.

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars said her institution is looking at upgrading both the visitor experience surrounding the iconic painting as well as the museum overall.

Portions of Sarasota received an estimated 8 inches of rain in a three-hour period from an area of tropical moisture that produced powerful storms across Southwest Florida, flooding streets and inundating the county's drainage system.

Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, both Democrats, won their Senate races on Tuesday — doubling the number of Black women who have been elected to the chamber.

Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.

Research finds many hand dryers operate at noise levels that are harmful to children. Nora Keegan is the 13-year-old student who did the study in the Canadian journal Paediatrics & Child Health.

Hurricane Milton is causing power outages in the greater Tampa Bay region and all over the state.

The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”

Vice President Harris is the latest in a long line of politicians to appear on the sketch comedy show over its 50 seasons. In 2015, Donald Trump hosted the show.

The CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with asylum appointments since January 2023, contributing to a drop in illegal border crossings.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." These words, penned by Thomas Jefferson more than 240 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were written by a man who owned hundreds of slaves, and fathered six children by an enslaved woman. This week, we talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed about the contradictions in Jefferson's life — and how those contradictions might resonate in our own lives.

The first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Oscar is facing backlash for old social media posts that denigrate certain marginalized groups. She apologized for the posts through a statement.

After a disaster happens, we want to know whether something could have been done to avoid it. Did anyone see this coming? Many times, the answer is yes. So why didn't the warnings lead to action? This week, we explore the psychology of warnings with a visit to a smelly Alaskan tunnel, a gory (and fictional) murder plot, and even some ABBA.

Sometimes, when we believe something, no amount of data can change our minds. This week, why we cling to our beliefs — even when they're wrong.

All of us are time travelers. We go back in history to turning points in our lives, and imagine how things could have turned out differently. Psychologists refer to this as "counterfactual thinking." This week on Hidden Brain, we look at why some events prompt these "What if?" questions, while others do not. This episode originally aired in May 2018.

The turn of the year is a time when we set the old aside and welcomed the new into our lives. When one chapter ends, another begins.